BOUT IT, BOUT IT
WHEN PERCY Miller tells you that “my kids are soldiers,” he’s not saying anything that any other proud father of hard-working hoopers wouldn’t say about sons with skill, an intense work ethic and on-court toughness to spare. But when Miller uses that particular word, well, it just rings different.
We are, of course, talking about Percy Miller, aka P. Miller, aka Master P, the baller-turned-businessman-turned-Southern-rap-pioneer with whom the word “soldier” is more closely identified than anyone in hip-hop history. Almost three decades in, his legacy in the rap game is secure—and so, in a way, is his legacy in hoops. From a scholly to the University of Houston to preseason runs with the Hornets and Raptors to coaching the likes of DeMar DeRozan, Brandon Jennings, and his
